Director, Software Engineering

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Management to develop and execute roadmaps balancing product innovation, technical investments, operational excellence, and long-term platform strategy.
• Lead and unify multiple engineering teams into a cohesive organization with clear priorities, shared objectives, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop and execute engineering strategies supporting current and future business needs, including scalable, reliable, and secure platform capabilities.
• Drive technical architecture decisions across Core and Application & Platform Services technology stacks in partnership with architecture and shared services teams.
• Coach, mentor, and develop managers and senior managers to strengthen leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, and talent density.
• Guide teams in evaluating and prioritizing technical initiatives by articulating business value and aligning investments with strategic objectives.
• Lead hiring, workforce planning, and succession planning to attract, retain, and develop engineering talent.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, sales, customer success, and executive stakeholders to deliver complex, large-scale initiatives.
• Champion Agile and Kanban methodologies and foster continuous improvement, accountability, and technical excellence.
• Support development and scaling of AI-driven products and services and help create an integrated data ecosystem.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including significant leadership experience in complex technology organizations.
• Experience leading large engineering organizations through multiple layers of management, including managers and senior managers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience partnering with Product Management and executive stakeholders to define strategy, prioritize investments, and deliver business outcomes.
• Experience defining and implementing software engineering best practices across the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong organizational leadership experience, including coaching leaders, driving change, and building high-performing teams.
• Experience delivering large-scale cloud-based solutions using Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with modern AI technologies; experience building and scaling AI-enabled products or platforms is preferred.
• Strong technical architecture background and ability to evaluate trade-offs and guide strategic technology decisions.
• Ability to influence across engineering, product, sales, customer success, and executive teams.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong ownership, urgency, accountability, and commitment to delivering results.

Compensation & Benefits

• US base salary range: $217,800–$242,000, plus bonus and benefits.
• Non-overtime eligible.
• Benefits starting from Day 1.
• Retirement plan matching (RRSP and 401K).
• Flexible paid time off.
• Lifestyle and wellness spending account.
• Parental and caregiver leave.
• Fertility and adoption support.
• Continuous development support program.
• Employee assistance program.
• Learning programs and resources.
• Employee recognition programs.